Wire reel carrier



May 19,

J. BODNAR WIRE REEL CARRI ER Filed April 15, 1930 IIMIIIIH 7 0- Q8 M9 48 L- 36 6 z 4 gwwznto p 25 73 a k Xxiuxosv. l h. x r I 71 7 v am Patented May 19, 1931 7 Q5, 1 5 5 4 UNITED STATES QFFICE i i ama emmo ATLASB URG, PENNSYLVANIA I WIREREELGARRIER I Application iileiihApril 15, 1930i Serial fin. 444,584. p a o This invention rel atestovvire reels and-has nalledthepintles 19 of a br'a'ke plate 20 ox speoialreferenceto brakes for suchreels tending 'upvvardlyand forwardly into brak- One important obj ect of the invention i'sto ing Contact With the peripheries of the flanges, impreve the 1 general construction of Wire v 15. plate is urged into normal braking reels. I engagement with said flanges by means of ar A secon'diinportant object "of the invention leaf spring 21. Onthe forward Wall of the is toprovi'dean improved brake construction we'll ad 'aeentthe bottomthereof is a pair of for such reels. v a I hinge brackets 22 carrying pivoted leaves 23 A third important object of the invention to whichis fixed the forward edge portion of is to provide braking-means both forthe reel a brake plate 24 of proper diinensions'to pass itself and for the Wire held thereon so that between'the flanges 15. This plate extends the Wire will not beconieloose on the reel. in anupward a nd rearward direction and is A fourthiinportant object of the invention pressed into'nornaal braking contact with the topi o'vide novelinea ns tvhereby the brake outer convolutions of thewire 17 by a leaf I is pressure ofithe reel'and on'thewireinay spring 25. I V 5 be simultaneously increased or released. o To t "e "rearedge of the plate 245 are fixed A fifth important object of the invention 1 eyes 26 to vvhichf larel connectedjtheends of is to provic'le novel means for ap pl in the brake applying strands 27 which are lead brake pressures, so arranged "that the pres rearvvardlythrough 'openings 28 adjacent the as sure applied to the reel itself willbe. greater rear edge oftheplateeo and thenceup wardly than'thatapplid to; the Wire. along therear surface of thepla'te and for,- ith the above and other objectsin vie'vi ivardly over idler-rollers, or pulleys 29 the invention consists ingeneral of certain Inounte'd revolubly op'enings30 adjacent novel details of, construction a d m l the ee g e' the Plate tions of parts hereinafter more Mayne Extending forwardly from thevvell12 are 75 scribed, r illustrated in the aco0mpany1ng ohannels31andat one forward corner of the drawings and specifically claimed. y a b'odyor base isarecess 32 wherein is mounted In the accompanying.drawings, like1char an operatlngffknobor handle 33 carrying a acters of reference indieate like parts in the ratchet 341 Wherevvifth cooperates a ,paWl 35.

several views, andi I iXedto'this handleis ashalft 36 which passes so Figure 1 is a side elevation o'fthe improved I through etheg chanlnels ,31 being provided in re'el; v 7 f theseohannels with drums 37 Wher-eon are Figure 2 is afront elevation thereof; woundtherernairii g d f th tm d g; Figure 3 is a top plan vieiv thereof; Pins 38 are prov ded for securing the loose Figure 4 is a bottom plan viewof a portion endofthe Wire 1731;} r v thereofyand p 7 It will be seenfromFigure 5 that the V Figure '5 is asee'tion on the line's-5 of strands andplatefie are at, quite an obtuse Figure QClraivn toa'nenlarged scale; anglewhl'lethe strands leading to the drums In the form of the invention here shown 37 are substantially at right angles to the there is provided a base or platform 1O supplate 20.; Consequently; if it be desired to ported in any suitable manner as by legs 11. -1nore'ase'thebrak1ng' effect proper rotation of In this platform is an opening or Well 12 and the lng drums may be caused to Wind the :at each side of this opening a bearing 13 is strands thereon and this will simultaneously mounted on top of the platform. exert-braking stress 1 on the brake plates but 7 4 A shaft 14 is journalled in these bearings there willfbe less stress, exerted on the Wire and supports, between the bearings, areel than onthe driun brake 20. Qbhaving end flanges 15 formed on a cylindrical v 'ously, the pavvl and ratchet will maintain body 16 Whereon is Wound the Wire 17 a applied stress until the pawl is released Just to the rear of the bearings 13 is a fiomthei'atehet.

5 second pair of bearings 18 in which are jourthus been'provide'd a simple' antl eficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the principles thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: a

1. The combination with a wire reel; of a reel brake bearing on the reel, a wire'brake bearing on the outer convolutions of wire on the reel; and means to apply said brakes si-' multaneously, said means being arranged to apply the reel brake more forcibly than the wire brake.

2. The combination with a wire reel; of a reel brake bearing on the reel, a wire brake bearing on the outer convolutions of wire on the reel, springs holding said brakes in normal braking positions on said reel and wire, and means to increase the effective application of said brakes simultaneously.

3. The combination with a wire reel; of a reel brake bearing on the reel, a wire brake bearing on the outer convolutions of wire on the reel, springs holding said brakes in normal braking positions on said reel and wire, and means to increase the effective application of said brakes simultaneously, said means being arranged to apply the reel brake more forcibly than the wire brake.

4. In a wire reeling device, a base having a well therein,'a pair of bearings at opposite sides of the well, a shaft carried by said bearin s, a reel having a body and end flanges on said shaft, said body beingarranged to have wire wound thereon, a reel brake plate pivoted rearwardly of the reel and extending forwardly and upwardly and engaging the peripheries, a wire brake pivoted to the for-j ward wall of said well and extending rearwardly and upwardly to bear against the wire on the reel, strands attached to the rear ed e of the wire brake and extending in guided relation along the reel brake and forwardly at substantially right angles thereto, said strands being at obtuse angles to the wire brake, and means to exert tension on said strands.

5. In a wire reeling device, a base havinga well therein, apair of bearings at opposite sides of the well, a shaft carried by said bearings, a reel having a body and end flanges on said shaft, said body being arranged to have wire wound thereon, a reel brake plate pivoted rearwardly of the reel and extending forwardly and upwardly and engaging the peripheries, a wire brake pivoted to the forward wall of said well and extending rearwardly and upwardly to bear against the wire on the reel strands attached to the rear edge of the wire brake and extending in guided relation along the reel brake and forwardly at substantially right angles thereto, said strands being at obtuse angles to the wire brake, springs urging said brakes into normal braking relation with the reel and wire, and means to exert tension on said strands.

6. In a wire reeling device, a base having a well therein, a pair of bearings at opposite sides of the well, a shaft carried by said bearings, a reel having a body and end flanges on said shaft, said body being arranged to have wire wound thereon, a reel brake plate ivoted rearwardly of the reel and exten ing forwardly and upwardly and engaging the peripheries, a wire brake pivoted to the forward wall of said well and extending rearwardly and upwardly to bear against the wire on the reel, strands attached to the rear edge of the wire brake and extending in guided relation along the reel brake and forwardly at substantially right angles thereto, said strands being at obtuse angles to the wire brake, drums on which the remaining ends of said strands are wound, and means to rotate said drums including a pawl and ratchet mechanism to hold the drums against unintentional unwinding.

7. In a wire reeling device, a base having a well therein, a pair of bearings at opposite sides of the well, a shaft carried by said bearings, a reel having a body and end flanges on said shaft, said body being arranged to have wire wound thereon, a reel brake plate pivoted rearwardly of the reel and extending forwardly and upwardly and engaging the peripheries, a wire brake pivoted to the forward wall of said well and extending rearwardly and upwardly to bear against the wire on the reel, strands attached to the rear edge of the wire brake and extending in guided relation along the reel brake and forwardly at substantially right angles thereto, said strands being at obtuse angles to the wire brake, springs urging said brakes into normal braking relation with the reel and wire, drums on which the remaining ends of said strands are wound, and means to rotate said drums including. a pawl and ratchet mechanism to hold the drums against unintentional unwinding.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN BODNAR. 

